Why ‘Fin-Lit’ is the New Math

Oakland public school parent Stephisha Ycoy-Walton took it upon herself to launch financial literacy workshops with different Oakland public schools and other Bay Area organizations that work with young people.


District 3 School Board Candidate Dwayne Aikens Jr.

When Dwayne Aikens Jr. looks at the state of Oakland public schools, he does so as an insider who knows what it’s like to attend school here. When he talks about Oakland students, he speaks from experience of being one himself. 

That’s why he’s running for the Oakland school board, District 3 position: to use his experience and community connections to benefit students.


District 5 School Board Candidate Patrice Berry

When Patrice Berry looks back on her childhood, growing up in a segregated Maryland town, she says that “reading saved my life. Education saved my life.” Now Patrice is running for the District 5 Oakland school board position because, from her experience as a student, an educator and now a parent, she knows how transformative education can be for a young person.